Quick Quote: Silva's Boxing Needs Work

So says famed boxing trainer Freddie Roach about Anderson Silva. Roach referred to Silva's early boxing work at the Wild Card Gym in comments made before the De La Hoya-Pacquiao boxing megafight this past Saturday.

I don't think Anderson should pursue this fight with Roy Jones Jr. I think Silva would kill him in a "fight", but in a "boxing" match, I don't see him doing very well.

Sledge23

12/8/08 12:46:17PM

i hate to see anderson go away from the MMA world.

Wolfenstein

12/8/08 12:53:00PM

If Silva really wants to challenge himself in another sport, then why not take up K1 instead of boxing? It's probably a better sport for him to test all of his standup skills, against the very best standup fighters in the world.

I would be more impressed if he were to put on a good show against Peter Aerts, Badr Hari, or even Melvin Manhoaf, rather than fighting a boxer on the decline like Roy Jones.

Jackelope

12/8/08 1:00:02PM

Posted by Wolfenstein

If Silva really wants to challenge himself in another sport, then why not take up K1 instead of boxing? It's probably a better sport for him to test all of his standup skills, against the very best standup fighters in the world.

I would be more impressed if he were to put on a good show against Peter Aerts, Badr Hari, or even Melvin Manhoaf, rather than fighting a boxer on the decline like Roy Jones.

Damn it, bro. You beat me to it.

Anyway, of course Silva's boxing needs work. It won't be up to a trainer like Freddie Roach's standards in the next couple of years even. I think most people get it, but I guess there are still a few out there that don't realize boxing and MMA are COMPLETELY different

wiggum

12/8/08 1:22:39PM

he's right , his boxing is sloppy, i watched the 2004 boxing fight on the net...he ended up tko'ing the guy, but i was extremely unimpressed for someone that wants to fight jones jr....he was sloppys, his combos were not put well together at all, in a boxing sense....its just a different game and scenario......i like the k-1 ideas....but even there i think he would have trouble even with a average k1 fighter....silvas striking works for him in the mma world perfectly, but outside of that world is a different story